Do you go through anguish and self doubt about buying something you really want? Is it gruelingly hard for you to tell someone something they might not like to hear? We have a lot to learn about self deprivation from sex addicts. They live in a contradictory world,

For the partner of a sex addict, even one who is in recovery for a year or two, mistrust can develop a life of its own. The addict seems to be doing everything right but for some reason you are unable to feel happy or at peace. Sometimes even little things may trigger the old feeling of being flooded with emotion. What follows is based on the common experiences of my clients...

I still sometimes read a newspaper. Today’s LA Times had the absolutely best article I have seen in years. It is called “Sowing Doubt About Science” by Michael Hiltzik.

Agnotology, the study of the production of ignorance

The Hiltzik article reports on the work of Robert Proctor, a history of science professor at Stanford specializing in what is called “Agnotology”, the study of the cultural production of ignorance. This is the investigation of the deliberate...

We have always known that recovery from sex addiction involved regaining integrity. By this we usually mean that practicing sex addicts typically have a secret life. They are the all-around good guy as they move about the world and they become their darker, secret self when they are acting out sexually.

First, an important point to remember is that only those therapists who are already licensed or otherwise credentialed in their particular counseling field ( psychologists, clinical social workers, marriage counselors, pastoral counselors) are eligible to enroll in the CSAT training.